NDAORALCAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE
Approved
Feb 1992
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Mechanism of Action
Mechanism of Action Nicardipine is a calcium entry blocker (slow channel blocker or calcium ion antagonist) that inhibits the transmembrane influx of calcium ions into cardiac muscle and smooth muscle without changing serum calcium concentrations. The contractile processes of cardiac muscle and…